VANCOUVER, British Columbia — The Rangers have one more exhibition game to play following Thursday night’s 5-0 defeat to the Canucks, and one more chance for someone on the outside looking in to force his way into the lineup.

But following the loss, coach Alain Vigneault made it clear it will take a special performance to change his mind.

Which means it probably doesn’t look good for Chris Kreider, who has had a middling camp at very best, to open the season as a Ranger.

“A lot of players are close but really haven’t shown me they can play at this level on a consistent basis,” Vigneault said. “There are still guys [with a chance] who are going to play [against the Kings] but they have to play better.”

J.T. Miller seems to have eclipsed Kreider. Jesper Fast has had a better camp and so too has Marek Hrivik. Darroll Powe has played his way onto the squad with a strong camp after clearing waivers in June. Arron Asham, who also cleared waivers at that time, has impressed on a club that doesn’t have a lot of brawn.

The Rangers are 1-4 having been outscored 18-8 following their defeat to the John Tortorella-coached Canucks. Henrik Lundqvist, originally scheduled to play the entire game, was pulled after allowing five goals on 17 shots in two periods — four on deflections — and as such The King is expected to start against Los Angeles.

“I think I’m going to get another chance to get some minutes out there, and it’s going to be good,” said Lundqvist, who has a 4.18 goals against average and .847 save percentage in 129 minutes. “I need minutes to get comfortable.”

The Rangers generated 41 shots against Roberto Luongo while creating up to 10 good scoring chances. But they were disorganized in their own end and in defending against the rush and were unable to sustain forecheck pressure. Vancouver deflections didn’t help.

“The last couple of games there were a lot of deflections scored against us, and that’s a big part of the game,” Lundqvist said. “We have to do better reads and I also have to come up with saves.

“I have to do a better read when the puck is coming at me.”

The senseless preseason schedule hasn’t helped the club’s preparation, that’s for sure, and the Rangers will be 0-0-0 when the season starts on Thursday in Phoenix regardless of the outcome against the Kings, but they would like to leave the preseason with a good taste in their mouths.

“You want to get a good feeling,” Lundqvist said. “It’s important to get the details right. That’s more important than the result.

“That has to be our focus. We have to have a fresh mindset.”

Ryan Callahan, rehabbing from postseason shoulder surgery, has been cleared for contact, but Vigneault ruled out the possibility of the captain being ready for the opener.